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Old 08-07-2011, 15:37
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What sweets do you remeber buying as a kid in those plastic screw off jars?

I used to love Bon Bons, Tom Thimb Pips, Aniseed Twist, Pear Drops. Just a few of the classics.

What were your favourites?
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Old 08-07-2011, 15:38
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Cola Cubes, Pineapple Cubes, Sherbet Lemons.
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Old 08-07-2011, 15:39
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Old 08-07-2011, 15:39
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Cough candy.
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Old 08-07-2011, 15:39
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I always used to get a quarter of gummy bears and a quarter of cola bottles during my lunch break. and a sausage roll. and a dripper (lardy cake). Good job I used to play a lot of sport to work all those bad-boy calories off!
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Old 08-07-2011, 15:40
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Old 08-07-2011, 15:41
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Flying Saucers - you get loads in a quarter.
Shrimps
Fried Eggs
Cough candy
Rhubarb and custards
Chocolate limes
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Old 08-07-2011, 15:41
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midget gems, sports mixture and sour plooms
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Old 08-07-2011, 15:43
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Fizzy peaches
Jelly snakes
Fizzy cola bottles
Those mini bitesize Refreshers bars with sherbet in.

I'm also partial to a sherbet fountain still.
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Old 08-07-2011, 15:44
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Sour Apples

They made your mouth look like a cat's bum.

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Old 08-07-2011, 15:45
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Old 08-07-2011, 15:45
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What sweets do you remeber buying as a kid in those plastic screw off jars?

I used to love Bon Bons, Tom Thimb Pips, Aniseed Twist, Pear Drops. Just a few of the classics.

What were your favourites?
Gobstoppers
Aniseed balls which we called Nancy Balls !
Chocolate satin pillows
Bulleyes
Midget gems

Oh that brings me back , our penny clutched in our hands and the little paper bags !
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Old 08-07-2011, 15:45
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Old 08-07-2011, 15:47
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Coconut mushrooms
Jazzies
Choc mice
Cola bottles
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Old 08-07-2011, 15:47
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I used to like those PBUs. Left a nasty taste in the mouth though, and got bored of them eventually.
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Old 08-07-2011, 15:48
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Blocks of red leb.
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Old 08-07-2011, 15:49
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Gobstoppers
Aniseed balls which we called Nancy Balls !
Chocolate satin pillows
Bulleyes
Midget gems

Oh that brings me back , our penny clutched in our hands and the little paper bags !
Does bring back wonderful memories doesn't it. The shopkeeper scooping the sweets onto the scles and watching impatintly as the needle bobed around the quarter pound mark.
Walking out of the shop, not a care in the world!
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Old 08-07-2011, 15:49
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My fifty-odd year long addiction to wine gums started by buying quarters of them!
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Old 08-07-2011, 15:52
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Does bring back wonderful memories doesn't it. The shopkeeper scooping the sweets onto the scles and watching impatintly as the needle bobed around the quarter pound mark.
Walking out of the shop, not a care in the world!
Yes, shorts and jelly sandals all summer , togs on the bushes to dry , we roamed the cliffs and the rocks and caught crabs . One gobstopper lasted most of the afternoon !
Crisps with a little paper twist of salt .
And a big threepenny wafer cut off a block of Neapolitan Ice Cream if we got lucky !
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Old 08-07-2011, 15:52
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What sweets do you remeber buying as a kid in those plastic screw off jars?

I used to love Bon Bons, Tom Thimb Pips, Aniseed Twist, Pear Drops. Just a few of the classics.

What were your favourites?
Still going strong
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Old 08-07-2011, 15:54
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And MOds why on earth was this moved from Discussion , every other trivia can sttay out there ? This is a nostalgic thread and could have been left in Discussion
That really pisses me off .
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Old 08-07-2011, 15:54
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flying saucers, rhubarb and custard, sherbet pips, toffee whirls and some toffee flavoured humbug shaped boiled sweet that i cant remember the name of.
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Old 08-07-2011, 15:56
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My absolute fave was Toffee crumble but also
Sweet peanuts
Sherbet strawberries and lemons
Tom thumb drops
well those were my faves Used to get other stuff too
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Old 08-07-2011, 15:56
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And MOds why on earth was this moved from Discussion , every other trivia can sttay out there ? This is a nostalgic thread and could have been left in Discussion
That really pisses me off .
Probably because it's about food. How hard is it to move your mouse to the 'Food and Drink' link on the screen?

Also it was probably moved because they know the OP is a banned user returning and wanted to annoy him.
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